US8328837B2 - Method and apparatus for performing needle guided interventions - Google Patents
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- Disclosed is a device and method for performing needle guided interventions and especially needle guided dilations of tissue to create a therapeutic conduit between two luminal organs or structures.
- the device is particularly useful for creation of an artificial lumen between hollow body organs using the working lumen of an endoscope.
- a luminal passageway between two lumen containing organs in the body. Examples of these would be between a segment of bowel and another structure such as another section of bowel, gallbladder, bile or pancreatic duct. Often the second luminal structure is not an organ but rather a cyst, pseudocyst or abscess.
- a conduit between a bowel lumen (stomach, colon, rectum or duodenum) and a luminal structure is performed using an ultrasound endoscope.
- a stylet-filled continuous stainless steel needle is advanced through the working lumen of an ultrasound endoscope and directed through the wall of the bowel and into the targeted luminal structure lying adjacent to the bowel.
- Once inside the structure the stylet is removed and a guidewire is advanced into the luminal structure.
- the needle is removed and a catheter device is advanced over the guidewire and directed through the bowel wall into the luminal structure. Examples of catheter devices are dilating bougie catheters and balloon catheters.
- a stylet-filled continuous stainless steel needle is advanced through the working lumen of an endoscope and directed through the wall of the bowel and into a pseudocyst cavity lying adjacent to the bowel.
- a guidewire is advanced through the needle and into the pseudocyst.
- the needle is removed and a balloon catheter is advanced over the guidewire and directed through the bowel wall until the deflated balloon lies across the wall of the bowel and the tissue interposed between the bowel and the pseudocyst.
- the balloon is then inflated creating a 6-8 mm passageway between the bowel and the pseudocyst cavity.
- the balloon is deflated and the catheter removed over the guidewire leaving behind an enlarged conduit.
- a double pigtailed drainage catheter or other drainage device is then advanced over the guidewire and one end is placed inside the pseudocyst cavity and the other inside the bowel thus facilitating the drainage of fluid from the pseudocyst into the bowel.
- a stylet-filled continuous stainless steel needle is advanced through the working lumen of an ultrasound endoscope and directed into the bile or pancreatic duct upstream from the site of obstruction.
- the stylet is removed and a guidewire is advanced through the needle and into the duct.
- the needle is removed and a dilating catheter or balloon catheter is advanced over the guidewire and directed into the duct.
- a stent is then advanced over the guidewire and one end is placed inside the duct and the other inside the bowel.
- the procedures as described above are often difficult to complete successfully because once the needle is removed, the remaining guidewire lacks the rigidity to provide adequate support for the catheter device. This makes it difficult to push the catheter device through the bowel wall and into the luminal structure. This is particularly true when the tissue interposed between the bowel lumen and the targeted luminal structure is thick, edematous or fibrotic. Often the catheter device will simply buckle inside the bowel and not advance through the wall. Furthermore, the small diameter guidewire has a tendency to dislodge during the exchange of the needle for the balloon catheter which causes a loss of lumen access and necessitates repeating the procedure.
- the present invention is directed to an apparatus and method that as embodied and broadly described herein, includes a handle, a catheter device, a needle, actuators and locking members that integrate the control and movement of a catheter and a needle that are used for creation of an artificial lumen between organs, hollow bodies or two segments of bowel using the working lumen of an endoscope.
- the catheter device is provided with at least one inner lumen and the needle is positioned inside the catheter device and is used to facilitate the initial puncture of the tissue and provide support so that the catheter device can be advanced over the needle and across the tissue passageway formed by the needle.
- the handle incorporates actuators that are attached to the catheter device and needle and are used to advance and retract the catheter device and the puncture needle along the axis of the endoscope. Locking members are provided that fix the position of the catheter device or needle relative to the endoscope.
- the present invention includes a method of forming a passageway in the wall of a hollow body organ by placing an apparatus into the working lumen of an endoscope and coupling the device to the proximal end of the endoscope.
- the needle is advanced by moving the actuator which is coupled to the proximal end of the needle. Once in position across the tissue wall, the needle can be fixed to the endoscope by using a locking member.
- the catheter device can be advanced over the needle by moving the actuator which is coupled to the proximal end of the apparatus.
- the catheter device can advance over the needle to cross the tissue wall.
- the catheter device may also contain a balloon that is useful for forming a larger passageway.
- FIG. 1 is a system view of one embodiment of the apparatus
- FIG. 2 is an exploded assembly view of the apparatus
- FIG. 3 is section view of the proximal end of the needle actuator showing the needle and stylet;
- FIG. 4 is a view of the catheter device actuator
- FIG. 5 is a section view of the catheter device actuator
- FIG. 6 is a section view of the assembled catheter device and needle actuators
- FIG. 7 is a view of the handle without the catheter device or needle actuators
- FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the handle body taken through the locking groove with the catheter device actuator removed;
- FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of the handle body taken through the locking ramp with the catheter device actuator removed;
- FIG. 10 is a cutaway side view of the handle body showing the locking ramp with the needle and catheter device actuators removed;
- FIG. 11 is a system view of another embodiment of the apparatus.
- FIG. 12 is an exploded assembly view of the apparatus of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 13 is view of the needle actuator of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 14 is section view of the catheter actuator of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 15 is a section view of the assembled catheter device and needle actuators
- FIG. 16A is a cross sectional view of the catheter actuator taken through the holder and inflation port (A-A) with the needle actuator removed;
- FIG. 16B is a cross sectional view of the catheter actuator taken through the holder and inflation port (A-A) including the needle actuator and stylet;
- FIG. 16C is a cross sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the catheter actuator taken through the inflation port (A-A) with the needle actuator removed;
- FIG. 17 is a view of the distal portion of the apparatus loaded into the working channel of an endoscope and adjacent to a tissue wall;
- FIG. 18 is a view similar to FIG. 11 showing the needle across the tissue
- FIG. 19 is a view similar to FIG. 12 showing the catheter device across the tissue with the dilation balloon deflated;
- FIG. 20 is a view similar to FIG. 13 showing the needle removed and a guidewire positioned across the tissue;
- FIG. 21 is a view similar to FIG. 14 showing the catheter device with access to a duct and the guidewire positioned in the duct.
- the apparatus and method described herein may offer improvements over the techniques currently utilized to perform endoscopy or endosonography guided transluminal creation of therapeutic passageways.
- the apparatus performs the same result as the current medical practice described but utilizes fewer parts, requires fewer instrument exchanges and provides a more stable and solid platform for performing punctures and therapeutic interventions such as tissue dilation.
- the apparatus 10 utilizes a handle 15 , a catheter device actuator 20 and a needle actuator 22 along with a catheter device 24 and a 22 or 23 gauge hollow sharpened needle 26 .
- a stylet 28 which fills the inner lumen of the needle in a similar manner to other over-the-wire puncture needles.
- the continuous stainless steel needle is stiffer than a guidewire and provides excellent support for the coaxial advancement of catheter devices over the needle 26 .
- the handle 15 is designed to be held by a physician to support the apparatus 10 in one hand while the catheter device actuator 20 or the needle actuator 22 or both are manipulated.
- the catheter device actuator 20 may function independently from the needle actuator 22 .
- the movement of the needle actuator 22 may be described, it is anticipated that the catheter device 24 may also be simultaneously operated or sequentially operated according to the medical procedure being performed.
- the needle actuator 22 and the catheter device actuator 20 may be operated together as a single unit if required. No inference as to order, sequence or dependence of the catheter device or needle movement on the other is intended.
- the handle 15 is particularly useful in integrating the control of the movement of the coaxial system of catheter device 24 and needle 26 into a single location.
- the actuators for both the catheter device 24 and needle 26 make up a part of the handle. The operator can move the catheter device 24 and needle 26 from these actuators which can make a previously cumbersome procedure easier, less confusing and faster.
- the handle 15 has a body 30 that is a hollow cylindrical tube that is open at the proximal end 31 .
- the distal end 33 is essentially closed except for a single opening that is sized for the catheter device to pass through.
- the body 30 functions as a housing for the catheter device and needle actuators and can be constructed from plastic or metal.
- the body 30 is threaded at the proximal end 31 with threads 34 designed to mate with a cap 32 .
- the cap 32 is designed to screw onto the body 30 and partially close the proximal end 31 of the body 30 .
- the body has one or more slits 36 running parallel to the body axis and perpendicular to the threads 34 .
- These slits 36 intersect the threads 34 and are designed to function as a compression joint as the cap 32 is threaded onto the body.
- the cap 32 reduces the effective inside diameter of the body at the proximal end 31 . This diameter reduction has the effect of clamping down onto the catheter device actuator 20 that is positioned inside the body and acting as a locking member.
- the endoscope 100 shown in FIG. 11 is an important part of the function of the apparatus 10 .
- the apparatus 10 can function without an endoscope but the endoscope can make the performance and accordingly the success of the procedure greater.
- the endoscope body provides support to the catheter device as the distal portion of the catheter device is passed out of the endoscope tip. In order to push a needle across a tissue wall, often considerable force is required.
- the inner walls of the endoscope 100 support the catheter device 24 so that a thrust of the needle 26 is translated into a forward thrust of the needle tip 58 across a tissue wall. This is best accomplished if the catheter device 24 and the endoscope 100 are coupled.
- a forward movement of the catheter device 24 is expressed as a forward movement of the catheter device distal end and not a corresponding backward movement of the endoscope 100 .
- One of the functions of the handle 15 is to join with the endoscope 100 so that any movement of the catheter device 24 or needle 26 does not cause a reverse movement of the endoscope 100 at the same time.
- a connector 38 that mates with a corresponding connector on the endoscope body.
- the connector 38 is commonly known as a luer connector and mates to a corresponding luer connector found on the proximal end of most endoscopes.
- the needle actuator 22 is sized to be placed into the inner diameter of the catheter device actuator 20 .
- the catheter device actuator 20 is sized to be placed into the inner diameter of the body 30 .
- the catheter device and needle actuators and the body 30 function together as a combined mechanism. As will be shown this mechanism allows for the independent movement of the catheter device 24 and the needle 26 relative to each other and the endoscope 100 .
- the needle actuator 22 is shown in a section view.
- the needle actuator is a hollow cylindrical tube 50 with a proximal 52 and distal 54 end.
- the tube 50 is joined with a hollow needle 26 at the distal end 54 and has a small opening at the proximal end 52 to receive a stylet 56 .
- the needle 26 has a sharpened end 58 that is suitable for puncturing tissue and may have an inner diameter sized to receive a stylet 56 .
- a stylet 56 is shown in FIG. 3 , the inclusion of a stylet 56 is not required.
- the stylet shown has an end plug 59 at the proximal end and a generally rounded tip 60 at the distal end.
- the tube 50 also has a locking tab 62 located toward the distal end 54 of its outside diameter. This locking tab 62 is used to fix the movement of the needle actuator 22 relative the endoscope 100 .
- the tab 62 is designed to mate with a locking groove 45 located on the inner diameter of the handle body 30 .
- the catheter device actuator 20 is shown in greater detail in FIGS. 4-6 .
- the catheter device actuator 20 controls the movement of the catheter device 24 and can move the catheter device 24 along the central axis of the endoscope.
- the catheter device actuator 20 has a housing 70 as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the housing 70 is a hollow cylindrical tube that has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end tapers slightly to join with the sheath 24 .
- the body has a longitudinal slot 72 that is sized to accept the locking tab 62 of the needle body tube 50 .
- the slot 72 is continuous from the proximal end of the housing 70 to approximately three quarters of the distance to the distal end of the housing 70 .
- the proximal end of the body has threads 73 to accept the threads of the end cap 75 .
- the end cap 75 prevents the needle actuator which is positioned inside the hollow interior of the housing 70 from coming out of the housing 70 . However, the end cap 75 may be removed so that the needle actuator can be withdrawn from the tissue dilator if desired.
- the cap has a round hole at its center that allows the proximal portion 52 of the needle actuator 22 and the stylet 28 to extend outside the housing 70 .
- the catheter device 24 has two inner lumens that extend from the distal end to the proximal end.
- This catheter device 24 may be constructed from various materials such as plastic polymers, spring coils, silicone or Teflon tubing.
- the main lumen 77 is the larger and is designed to accept the needle body 26 and is also large enough to accommodate one 0.035′′ or up to two 0.021′′ guidewires when the needle is removed.
- the smaller lumen 76 is for inflating and deflating a dilation balloon attached to the distal end of the catheter device.
- the end of the dilation balloon 25 can be located immediately adjacent to the catheter device end 21 . More preferably the distal end of the balloon can be located between the distal end of the catheter device 24 and up to 4 cm from the distal end of the catheter device.
- the balloon 25 has a preferred inflated diameter of between 5 and 10 mm and an effective balloon length of 3-6 cm. However various balloon lengths and diameters could be used.
- the catheter device may also be constructed without a dilation balloon in which case the catheter device 24 would have a single lumen and no inflation port.
- the catheter device actuator 20 has two lumens corresponding to lumens of the sheath. As shown in FIG. 5 , the needle lumen 79 is continuous the entire length of the housing 70 . It is connected to the main lumen 77 of the sheath.
- the inflation lumen 78 extends from the distal end of the housing 70 and is terminated before the proximal end of the housing 70 . This lumen communicates with the smaller lumen 76 of the sheath.
- the housing 70 has an inflation port 83 that is attached to the catheter device actuator and has a luer connector 84 at the outside end suitable for mating with an inflation syringe.
- the inflation port 83 is used to inflate and deflate the balloon 25 .
- the proximal portion of the inflation lumen 78 is blocked with a plug 81 to prevent leakage of dilation fluid out the proximal end of the inflation lumen 78 .
- the needle actuator 22 and the catheter device actuator 20 are assembled together in FIG. 6 .
- the needle actuator 22 is positioned inside the catheter device actuator 20 .
- the locking tab 62 which is positioned in the slot 72 and protrudes through the wall of the housing 70 .
- the end cap 75 which retains the needle actuator inside the hollow housing 70 .
- the handle body is shown in greater detail in FIG. 7 .
- the cylindrical body 30 has an opening 40 in the main body. This opening is located in the central portion of the body and is open to the inside of the body 30 .
- the opening 40 is formed in the body 30 to accept the inflation port 83 of the catheter device actuator.
- the catheter device actuator 20 slides along the inner diameter of the body 30 and the opening provides clearance for the inflation port 83 so that the catheter device actuator 20 can be advanced, retracted and slightly rotated inside the body 30 .
- the surface of the inside wall of the body has a locking groove 45 that is used to interface with the locking tab 62 of the needle actuator 22 .
- the groove 45 is continuous from the proximal end of the body 30 to approximately three fourths of the distance to the distal portion of the body.
- the outer diameter “x” of the needle actuator tube 50 at the locking tab 62 is slightly less than the inner diameter “y” of the cylindrical body 30 measured at the groove as shown in the cross sectional view of the handle body and needle actuator in FIG. 8 .
- the sheath actuator has been removed for clarity.
- the depth of the groove 45 is such that the locking tab 62 has clearance to move freely but not enough clearance to jump out of the groove 45 .
- the locking tab 62 slides in the groove of the body 30 as the needle actuator 22 is advanced and retracted inside the catheter device activator 20 .
- the groove is interrupted along its length by a locking ramp 47 .
- the locking ramp 47 shown greater detail in FIGS. 9-10 , is located along the groove 45 .
- the depth of the locking ramp 47 varies in a radial direction. At the entrance to the locking ramp 47 at the groove 45 , the depth of the locking ramp 47 is the same as the bottom of the groove 45 but the side wall gradually slopes to meet the inside diameter of the handle body 30 .
- the locking tab 62 is advanced and retracted along the groove 45 , if the needle actuator body 22 is slightly rotated, the locking tab moves from the locking groove 45 and will travel onto the locking ramp 47 .
- the locking ramp 47 restricts the free movement of the locking tab 62 along the longitudinal axis of the endoscope 100 .
- the locking tab 62 will travel along the tapering side wall and impinge upon the tapering side wall so that forward travel will eventually be stopped as the clearance is eliminated. At this point the locking tab 62 will remain essentially fixed with regard to the central axis of the endoscope. In this position tab 62 acts as a locking member. If the needle actuator body 22 is rotated even further, the locking tab 62 will continue to travel along the tapering side wall and will wedge itself along the side wall with a hard stop. In this way it is possible for the operator to lock the lateral movement of the needle actuator 22 relative to the endoscope 100 while still permitting movement of the catheter device actuator 20 . The operator also has control as to the degree of resistance felt. A slight rotation increases frictional drag but the needle actuator body 22 can still be moved along the endoscope axis. Further rotation increases drag even further until the needle activator body 22 is fixed.
- the assembled apparatus is shown in FIG. 1 shows how the various parts are assembled together.
- the arrows show the directions that the actuators may travel.
- the needle actuator 22 can be advanced or retracted along the longitudinal axis of the endoscope according to arrow B as required which transmits the same movement to the needle inside the hollow body organ.
- the needle actuator preferably can travel less than 10 cm.
- the needle actuator can more preferably travel between 4 and 8 cm.
- the catheter device actuator 20 can be advanced or retracted along the longitudinal axis of the endoscope according to arrow A as required which transmits the same movement to the catheter device 24 inside the hollow body organ or structure.
- the catheter device actuator 20 preferably can travel less than 10 cm.
- the catheter device actuator 20 can more preferably travel between 4 and 8 cm.
- the movement of either actuator can also be locked with respect to the endoscope while permitting movement of the other actuator.
- the needle actuator 20 is locked by rotating it according to C as required which moves the locking tab 62 along the locking ramp 47 .
- the catheter actuator 22 is locked in position by screwing down the cap 32 located at the proximal end 31 of the handle body 30 .
- This apparatus permits the operator to easily control the location and movement of both the needle 26 and catheter device 24 . In this way the needle 26 can be advanced first, its position fixed and then the catheter device 24 can be advanced over the needle 26 without concern that the needle 26 will travel further into the tissue at the same time. This might provide for a safer and easier procedure.
- FIG. 11 An alternative embodiment of the apparatus 10 is shown in FIG. 11 .
- the apparatus 10 utilizes a handle 115 , a catheter actuator 120 and a needle actuator 122 along with a catheter device 24 and a 22 or 23 gauge hollow sharpened needle 26 .
- a stylet 28 can fill the inner lumen of the needle 26 .
- the handle 115 is designed to be held by a physician to support the apparatus 10 while the catheter actuator 120 or the needle actuator 122 or both are manipulated.
- the catheter device 24 and the needle 26 of this embodiment may function as a single unit or independently from each other. That is the catheter actuator 120 and the needle actuator 122 may be simultaneously or sequentially operated.
- the handle 115 is particularly useful in integrating the control of the movement of the coaxial system of catheter device 24 and needle 26 into a single location.
- the actuators for both the catheter device 24 and needle 26 make up a part of the handle 115 . The operator can move the catheter device 24 and needle 26 from these actuators.
- the handle 115 has a body 130 that is a hollow cylindrical tube that is manufactured with the proximal end 131 open.
- the distal end 133 is essentially closed except for a single opening that is sized for the catheter device to pass through.
- the body 130 functions as a housing for the catheter device and needle actuators and can be constructed from plastic, metal or other suitable material.
- the body 130 is threaded at the proximal end 131 with threads 134 designed to mate with a cap 132 .
- the cap 132 is designed to screw onto the body 130 and partially close the proximal end 131 of the body 130 .
- the body has one or more slits 136 running parallel to the body axis and perpendicular to the threads 134 .
- These slits 136 intersect the threads 134 and are designed to function as a compression joint as the cap 132 is threaded onto the body.
- the cap 132 reduces the effective inside diameter of the body at the proximal end 131 to act as a locking member to clamp down onto the needle actuator 122 .
- the handle 115 couples with the endoscope 100 so that any movement of the catheter device 24 or needle 26 does not cause a reverse movement of the endoscope 100 at the same time.
- a connector 138 at the distal end of the handle 133 mates with a corresponding connector on the endoscope body.
- the connector 138 is preferably a luer connector but any connector that can couple the handle and endoscope together is acceptable.
- the needle 26 is sized to slide inside the needle actuator 122 and inside the inner diameter of the catheter device 24 .
- the proximal end of the needle 26 has a hub 138 that is attached to the needle and the hub 138 is designed to couple with a corresponding connector 139 on the proximal end of the needle actuator 122 .
- This hub 138 facilitates the attachment of the needle to the needle actuator 122 for movement of the needle by the actuator.
- the hub 138 can be disconnected from the connector 139 and the needle actuator 122 to remove the needle 26 from the needle actuator 122 and the body 130 .
- the needle actuator 122 is sized to slide over the outside of the catheter actuator 120 and then inside the inner diameter of the body 130 .
- the catheter and needle actuators and the body 130 function together as a combined mechanism.
- the needle actuator 122 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 13 .
- the needle actuator 122 is a hollow cylindrical tube 150 .
- the distal end is open and the proximal end terminates at the connector 139 .
- the inside diameter of the needle actuator 122 is sized to fit along the outside diameter of the catheter actuator 120 . Generally the dimensions of the two diameters are close to one another so that the catheter actuator 120 can travel inside the tube 150 freely but the travel should be smooth and without unusual wobble.
- the tube 150 has one or more slits 151 that run longitudinally along the major length of the tube 150 . The slits are continuous from the outside diameter of the tube 150 through the wall of the tube 150 to the inside diameter. If more than one slit is utilized, the slits 151 should be symmetrically arranged around the circumference of the tube 150 .
- the smaller lumen 76 can be used for inflating and deflating a dilation balloon 25 attached to the distal end of the catheter device 24 .
- the catheter device 24 may also be constructed without a dilation balloon in which case the catheter device 24 would have a single lumen and no inflation port.
- the inflation lumen 168 is in fluid communication with the smaller lumen 76 of the catheter device 24 and the inflation port 164 of the catheter actuator 120 .
- the inflation port 164 has a luer connector 166 at the outside end suitable for attaching to an inflation syringe.
- the inflation port 164 is used to inflate and deflate the balloon 25 .
- the proximal portion of the lumen 168 is blocked with a plug 170 to prevent leakage of dilation fluid out the proximal end of the inflation lumen 168 .
- the needle lumen 169 connected to the larger lumen 77 of the catheter device 24 and is open at both ends to receive the needle 26 .
- the holder 162 is coupled to the housing 160 and is used by the operator to advance and retract the catheter actuator 120 along the handle 115 .
- the holder 162 is long enough to extend through the needle actuator body 150 and the handle 115 .
- a holder 162 and an inflation port 164 are shown, it is possible to combine the functions of these into one device.
- the inflation port 164 would serve as fluid injection site and as a holder so that the operator could use it to manipulate the catheter actuator.
- This embodiment would eliminate the holder 162 and would require only one slit 151 in the tube 150 .
- This embodiment may be simpler to operate and less expensive.
- the proximal end 171 of the housing may be lengthened as necessary to insure that some part of the housing is always secure inside the body 115 when the catheter actuator is advanced.
- the housing is sized to fit snugly inside the needle actuator body 122 .
- FIG. 15 The catheter actuator 120 and the needle actuator 122 are assembled together in FIG. 15 .
- the needle actuator 122 is positioned outside the catheter actuator 120 but the needle 26 is positioned inside the catheter actuator 120 .
- the holder 162 and the inflation port 164 are shown extending through the slits 151 of the needle actuator 122 .
- FIG. 16A shows a cross section of the catheter actuator 120 taken along section A-A with the needle actuator 122 removed.
- FIG. 16B shows a cross section of the same catheter actuator 120 taken along section A-A with the needle actuator 122 in place.
- the slits 151 are shown with the holder 162 and inflation port 164 extending through these slits.
- the needle 26 and stylet 28 are shown in the center of lumen 169 .
- FIG. 16C shows a cross section of the same catheter actuator 120 taken along section A-A with the needle actuator 122 and the holder 162 removed.
- the inflation port 164 functions as an inflation fluid introduction site and as a holder.
- the holder 162 and inflation port 164 move in a distal direction along their respective openings in the body 115 .
- the holder 162 and inflation port 164 can be radially rotated slightly so that the holder and inflation port move into one of these locking members 182 that are sized to accept the holder 162 and the inflation port 164 .
- Once the holder 162 and inflation port 164 are positioned in the locking member 182 their distal movement along the body 115 is prevented. In this way the operator can advance the catheter device 24 until the tip is positioned correctly in the body and then lock the position of the catheter device 24 relative to the endoscope 100 .
- the assembled apparatus is shown in FIG. 11 and this figure illustrates how the various parts are assembled together.
- the arrows show the directions that the actuators travel.
- the needle 26 and stylet 28 can be moved in the directions D as shown.
- the needle 26 and the needle actuator 122 can be moved like a single unit along the inside walls of the body 115 in the directions E. This is accomplished by grasping the connector 139 or the outside of the actuator body and moving it distally while holding the handle 115 .
- the catheter actuator 120 can be advanced along the inside walls of the needle actuator 122 by using the holder 162 in the directions F as shown.
- a slight rotational movement, not shown, applied to the holder 162 or the inflation port 164 causes these to move into any one of a number of locking slots 182 located along the edge of the slots.
- the needle actuator 122 preferably can travel less than 10 cm.
- the needle actuator 122 can more preferably travel between 4 and 8 cm.
- the catheter device actuator 120 preferably can travel less than 10 cm.
- the catheter device actuator 120 can more preferably travel between 4 and 8 cm.
- the movement of either actuator can also be locked with respect to the endoscope.
- the movement of the needle actuator 122 can be fixed to the endoscope by tightening the cap 32 . This causes the inside diameter of the body 115 to be reduced which impinges on the hollow cylindrical tube 150 of the needle actuator 122 .
- the movement of the catheter actuator 120 can be fixed to the endoscope by rotating the holder 162 into one of the locking slots previously described.
- the creation of a conduit between a bowel lumen 104 and a targeted luminal structure 102 can be performed using this system.
- the stylet filled needle 26 and catheter device 24 are part of the apparatus that is introduced into the working lumen of an endoscope 100 .
- the handle 15 is secured to the outer part of the endoscope working channel using the connector 38 .
- the needle 26 is advanced up to 8 cm and passed through the wall of the bowel and into the targeted luminal structure as shown in FIG. 20 .
- the stylet 28 can be removed and aspiration applied or contrast medium injected under fluoroscopy to confirm entry into the target lumen.
- the target location shown in FIGS. 17-19 is a pseudocyst cavity 102 on the other side of the stomach wall 104 but the method may include many other target sites within the human body.
- the needle 26 is then locked in position by rotating the needle actuator 22 until the locking tab 62 moves into a locking ramp 47 and the needle actuator 22 is fixed.
- the catheter device 24 is next advanced along the stiff needle and through the tissue wall.
- the position of the catheter device 24 relative to the targeted lumen can be determined by visualizing the radiopaque marker(s) 96 and 97 using fluoroscopy or by injecting radiopaque dye into the proximal end of the needle with the stylet removed.
- the radiopaque markers 96 and 98 are located on each end of the dilating balloon.
- the catheter device 24 can be locked in position by screwing down the cap 32 of the handle body 30 .
- the balloon may be inflated using the inflation port 83 with either liquid or gas inflation fluid.
- the inflated balloon can create a passageway between the bowel and the target organ.
- the inflated balloon 25 also serves to anchor the sheath 24 in position so that the needle 26 can be exchanged for a guidewire.
- the needle 26 can be withdrawn so that one 0.035′′ or two 0.021′′ guidewires can be introduced through the catheter device 24 and into the target lumen.
- the balloon 25 is deflated and the catheter device 24 can be removed over the guidewire(s) leaving behind an enlarged conduit with at least one guidewire across.
- the device can function as an anchoring catheter to facilitate the placement of a guidewire into a lumen.
- this procedure can be used to place a guidewire into a body duct 99 as shown in FIG. 21 .
- the duct is preferably a bile or pancreatic duct.
- the needle 26 is advanced under endoscopic ultrasound guidance from the duodenum or stomach through the bowel wall and into the bile or pancreatic duct using the sharpened needle tip.
- the catheter device 24 is then advanced over the needle 26 and into the duct 99 .
- the dilating balloon 25 can be optionally inflated.
- a pre-curved or steerable-tipped catheter can be positioned over the stylet filled needle instead of the balloon device.
- the curved catheter tip is useful to steer the catheter tip in different directions.
- this procedure can be used to place a guidewire into the bile or pancreatic ducts from an anterograde position.
- the needle 26 is advanced under endoscopic ultrasound guidance from the duodenum or stomach through the bowel wall and into the bile or pancreatic duct using the sharpened needle tip.
- a catheter is then advanced over the needle and into the duct.
- the needle is then exchanged for a 0.035′′ guidewire.
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